Seminar // The Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus

by the Guru Arjan Institute of Development Studies, Amritsar (India)

Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies has recognized a clear need for new approaches which address the inter-connections within the water, energy and food security nexus. In order to develop these integrated solutions, 4th IDSAsr International seminar is being organized under the auspices of Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies. The seminar has been postponed to 8 - 10th February 2013.

This seminar will put a nexus lens on the three action fields while focusing on better understanding the inter-linkages between the three securities. Further, the discussions will focus on identifying enabling conditions which facilitate the transition to a greener economy. The seminar will provide a space for discussion, interaction, dissemination of information to policy-makers, water managers, academics, students and the public in general.

Conference // Water Storage and Hydropower Development for Africa

The connection of energy and water is most obvious in electricity generation through hydropower. Plus dams have an important impact on the environemtn, on water availability upstream and downstream, and thus on food production and food security. The AFRICA 2019 conference will bring together industry professionals in Namibia, a country with a variety of dams, to discuss water and energy issues relevant to Africa.

Session at EGU General Assembly 2019 // Hydropower and Other Renewable Energy Sources: Integration and Planning amid the Water-Energy Nexus

The transition to a low-carbon economy and programs of nuclear power phase-out will require the development of innovative methods to integrate renewable sources of energy while minimizing the additional pressure on closely connected ecosystems. This session at the EGU General Assembly 2019 solicits contributions that describe, characterize, or model distributed renewable energy sources at different spatial and temporal scales that are relevant for the electricity systems, their interactions,...

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